Month: July 2010

This blog will be a bit different for those of you who read regularly but I want you to take a good look at yourself in your internal mirror and honestly answer these questions. When was the last time you went to church? When was the last time you read your Bible? When was the…

“Whatever weakens your reasoning, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes away your relish for spiritual things, in short if anything increases the authority and the power of the flesh over the spirit, that to you becomes sin, however good it is in itself.” – Mrs. Wesley, mother of John…

I find all too often people making excuses for not attending church. Unfortunately, bad church “experiences” have left a lot of people with a bitter taste in their mouths. The excuse I think I hear most often is “I have my own relationship with God, I don’t feel like I need to go to church.”…

First off, I’d like to take a moment to thank all of you who are faithfully reading. We are averaging about 45 views a day and I’m super happy with the feedback thus far. If you enjoy reading my blog I ask that you subscribe to it. Also, tell a friend. I’d love to grow…

Today my brother and I endeavored to fix my car. For weeks my car has been getting horrible gas milage and dragging terribly. I asked many educated men what the problem seemed to be and they told me that my front wheel bearings were shot so we decided today would be a good day to…

As most of you know I am currently leading a Youth Group here in Wellington. We had service tonight, and let me start off by saying how absolutely awesome the students/teens are. We always have a great time with them and they are awesome young men and women of God. Tonight we talked about a…

Have you ever met someone who has a theological opinion of something so absurd that it hurts your heart? I recently had a discussion with someone who believed whole-heartedly that it was a sin to eat pork. (I’ll give you a hint, if you are reading this it wasn’t you… this person doesn’t have facebook…

I recently posted a post that grabbed some attention and I think some of the comments made were valid enough for a full post. The original topic was concerning the “seeker friendly movement’. These churches are sprouting up on just about every street corner, lead by Pastors and teachers who are too afraid to preach…

We as Christians have developed our own language. I like to call it “Christianese” Personally, I’m not a huge fan of the language. I believe it causes the unbeliever to become confused and think that they aren’t able to become involved because they don’t know the lingo. Often times I think our phrases are silly,…

The title of this blogpost is a bit long, but it was a quote taken directly from a church’s web site. As a web developer and designer, I enjoy surfing the web for new ideas and inspiration. I often find myself at church web sites. “We promise you a safe environment,” I am tempted to…

ROB (rb) 1. Law To take property from (a person) illegally by using or threatening to use violence or force; commit robbery upon. 8 “Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How do we rob you?’ “In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse—the whole nation of you—because you…